The most important person in the world is your mother. She looks after you all the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} .On cold winter days, she always tells you {#blank#}2{#/blank#}on more clothes. She always stands in the wind waiting for you back from school every day. When you hurry to leave home for school without breakfast, she always feels {#blank#}3{#/blank#} about you at home. She knows about your study and spends much money {#blank#}4{#/blank#} your school things. Mother can do everything for you day after day. What {#blank#}5{#/blank#} love that is in the world! We'll always remember mother love.

    If you are in the UK, you'll probably meet people who never talked to you before. They may{#blank#}1{#/blank#} you "dear", "darling" or" love" There is no need{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Why? Because those people are just{#blank#}3{#/blank#} to be polite.

    Just like "sir" and "madam'.', there are many other{#blank#}4{#/blank#} for the British to call the people they may not know well. It is{#blank#}5{#/blank#} for a shop assistant (店员) to call you "darling", "dear" or "love". Don't{#blank#}6{#/blank#} shy.

    The British also use words like "petal", "duck" "son" and so on. It all depends on (取决于) your age and where you are. For example, if you{#blank#}7{#/blank#} your seat (座位) to an old lady on the bus, she will say "Thank you, petal". If you are in a bar (酒吧) in the West Midlands and try to ask for a(n){#blank#}8{#/blank#} the barman will say. "What'll it be, duck?"

    Next time you are called a strange name in {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in the UK, just accept it and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. Remember to say "please'! and "thank you".

    Many years ago, there was a Greek king named Midas. King Midas loved gold very much. He had more gold than any other king in the world, but he still wanted more.

    One day, a beautiful fairy (仙子) came to his palace. "Midas, you are the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} man in the world," said the fairy. "Yes," said the king, "but I want more gold because gold is the most wonderful thing in the world!" "Your wish will {#blank#}2{#/blank#}" said the fairy. "From tomorrow morning, you can turn everything you touch into gold."

    King Midas got up very early the next morning. He wanted to see if his wish had really come true. He touched his bed with his {#blank#}3{#/blank#} and the bed was turned into gold. The king was wild with joy. He ran around his palace and touched everything he saw. Everything was turned into gold!

The king felt hungry after running around for a long time. He decided to have his breakfast. However, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he touched a bowl of milk, the bowl, together with the milk in it, was turned into gold. What's more, the bread and the meat were also turned into gold when he touched them. In the end, the poor king ate {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

    King Midas was sitting hungrily at the dinner table when his little daughter ran to him. He hugged her and the little gal became a gold statue (雕塑) {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. The king felt afraid. "Fairy," he shouted, "take away this {#blank#}7{#/blank#} gift! Give me back my little gal!"

    In a moment, the fairy was standing before him. "Do you still think that gold is the greatest thing in the world?" asked the fairy "No, no!" cried the king. "I have learned my lesson!" "Very well," said the fairy. "There is a spring(像) in the garden. Sprinkle (洒) things that you have touched {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the water from the spring."

    The king {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to the spring. He ran back with a bottle of water and sprinkled the water on his {#blank#}10{#/blank#}head. Soon, the little girl came to life. He then sprinkled his breakfast. To his great joy, it turned back to real bread and meat!